Yes I know I have so many other fics I have to finish, but I can't help it. Gary/Rachel is too adorable. Don't own Alphas.

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This was about one of the last things Lee Rosen thought he would ever walk in on. Sure, he could have predicted seeing Cameron and Nina naked in bed together (not that he would ever want to), but this - this was just odd.

"Gary, just follow my feet okay-"

"Rachel, you're supposed to follow my feet, I'm the man, I'm leading-"

"Gary, I understand but-"

"Am I interrupting something?" Rosen couldn't help but feel more than a little awkward upon seeing his two youngest workers holding one another, toe to toe, attempting some sort of dance. (Which, to be honest, looked more like Rachel struggling in her too-high Nina heels and Gary shifting his weight from foot to foot). Immediately, Rachel stepped away, pulling her hands away from Gary's shoulders, his own slipping from her waist in response, backing up a good foot in her four inch heels without looking too pained.

"Dr. Rosen," she started, brushing some dark hair from her face and looking almost like a child caught in the act of doing something rather inappropriate for their age.

"We're practicing," put in Gary, not quite looking at Rosen, hands which were previously hovering over Rachel's waist, now fumbling together. "We're going to a party so we have to practice because I'm Rachel's pretend boyfriend and we have to look like we're actually together. It's our cover story."

"It was only for a minute," defended Rachel, perhaps too quickly as she seemed to waver toward her desk to give the impression that she would go back to work soon. Dr. Rosen shook his head, eyes slightly narrowed at the pair, but not in a suspicious or accusing manner.

"Don't stop on my account. This is just, uhm, rather surprising. A family party, am I wrong to assume?" Gary laughed lightly, one hand twisting the band on the other.

"Bill said you shouldn't assume. He said it makes an a-"

"Gary." It was simply his name, softly said but warning, and a pointed look from Rachel that Rosen found himself unable to fully describe, but it was enough that Gary immediately stopped with his inappropriate comment and glanced in her general direction. And in that moment, Rosen felt like a horrible therapist for not being able to describe what he had just witnessed.

"Right," mumbled Rosen, unsure if he should be disappointed with Rachel almost using Gary, or satisfied that they both had someone to connect with. "And Gary, you're okay with being Rachel's pretend boyfriend?" He had to ask. As much as Gary hated being treated like a child, Rosen knew how easy it could be to manipulate him, not that Rachel would ever do such a thing.

"Yeah, it's a cover story, I'm a secret agent. I get to eat hummus and spend time with Rachel, and no one can stop me because I'm her pretend boyfriend." Rosen smiled then, the response wholly Gary.

"It's just for a little while," added Rachel, nearly wringing her hands as if guilty. "I just need to have someone with me-"

Rosen held up his hand, shaking his head. "You don't have to explain yourself to me, Rachel. It's your personal life, and you and Gary are both adults." This seemed to cause Gary to light up.

"Yeah, we're adults. No one can tell us what to do because we can do it ourselves," he remarked, smile widening, eyes not on anything in particular. Rosen smiled lightly before slowly backing out of Rachel's office.

"Good luck with the dance," he said, sending Rachel a reassuring nod, and getting a small smile in response. As he closed the door, Rosen caught a glimpse of Gary already moving closer to Rachel in the small office, looking at her, but not really, as was Gary's nature.

"Rachel, I think you need shorter shoes. I have some sneakers. I can hook you up."

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I hope I got Gary's voice right. Any ideas on anymore fake couple stuff Gary and Rachel should get up to? Review and let me know :D